PHOENIX (AP) — Patrick Corbin got into a rhythm with catcher Alex Avila http://www.chicagocubsteamshop.com/authentic-brandon-morrow-jersey , leaving Philadelphia’s hitters flailing.The Arizona Diamondbacks have hit their stride at just the right time, leaving the desert with the NL West lead before heading out on a nine-game road trip.Corbin struck out nine in a combined four-hitter, David Peralta had four hits and two RBIs, and the Diamondbacks rolled over the Philadelphia Phillies 6-0 on Wednesday.Corbin (10-4) had the Phillies guessing most of the game, allowing four hits in 7 1/3 innings while reaching a career-high 183 strikeouts this season. The left-hander did not give up a home run for the ninth straight start, the longest stretch by a Diamondbacks pitcher since Brandon Webb in 2003.“I felt really good with everything,” Corbin said. “I made some quality pitches early on, working really well with Alex.”Peralta hit a two-run triple off Vince Velasquez (8-9) in the third inning, sending the Phillies right-hander to his first loss since June 25 against the New York Yankees.Peralta had his fourth four-hit game of the home stand and tied the franchise record with 10 hits in the three-game series against the Phillies. He is 18 for 31 since taking two days off with shoulder tightness last week.Eduardo Escobar added three RBIs for the NL West-leading Diamondbacks, who play three sub-.500 teams over the next nine games.“It is moving month,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. “August baseball, in my experience in baseball, is the best month because of what we’re walking through right now.”Velasquez allowed two or fewer runs in his six starts heading into Wednesday’s game, with a 0.95 ERA in four July starts. The right-hander allowed two hits in 6 1/3 scoreless innings to beat the Miami Marlins in his previous start.The Diamondbacks eclipsed the two-run barrier against Velasquez in the third inning, going up 3-0 on Peralta’s two-run triple and Escobar’s sacrifice fly.Arizona added a run in the fourth inning on Jon Jay’s double play. Velasquez did not come out for the fifth after allowing four runs and six hits.“Just a terrible display of executing my secondary pitches today Jason Heyward Jersey ,” Velasquez said.Pinch hitter Roman Quinn hit a one-out double off Corbin in the sixth inning, the only Phillies player to reach second base against the Arizona left-hander. Corbin faced two batters over the minimum.“Very simply, we just weren’t able to get anything doing against Corbin,” Phillies manager Gabe Kapler said. “He did a great job of mixing his pitches. He was in the zone. He did a great job.”ARIZONA’S STARTERSCorbin isn’t the only Diamondbacks starter pitching well at the right time of the season.Arizona’s starters posted a 1.27 ERA with 20 strikeouts and a .176 batting average against in the three games against the Phillies. The Diamondbacks’ staff has allowed three or fewer runs in six straight starts since Aug. 3, their longest such streak since June 22-27, 2017.HOME RUN ROBBERYPhillies RF Nick Williams took a home run away from A.J. Pollock in the fifth inning, leaping against the wall and snaring the ball just before it went over.NUMBERSPeralta has six games of at least four hits, matching Giancarlo Stanton of the New York Yankees for most in the majors this season. … The Phillies were shut out for the eighth time this season, seventh on the road. … Escobar’s 42 doubles lead the majors. … Philadelphia’s Cesar Hernandez has hit safely in all 14 of his starts against Arizona after going 2 for 3.TRAINER’S TABLEDiamondbacks: RF Steven Souza Jr. was sore after a crash into the wall Tuesday night and did not play. He is expected back Friday in Cincinnati.UP NEXTDiamondbacks RHP Clay Buchholz is 4-0 with a 2.17 ERA in five starts heading into Friday’s game at Cincinnati. Phillies RHP Zach Eflin will make his 2018 debut when he faces the San Diego Padres on Friday. TORONTO (AP) — Tampa Bay’s stirring September run took a sudden sour turn in Toronto.Justin Smoak homered with two outs in the ninth inning to give the Blue Jays a 9-8 victory over the Rays on Thursday night, dealing a blow to Tampa Bay’s wild-card playoff hopes.“This one definitely puts us in a very difficult position,” Rays infielder Matt Duffy said. “We’re going to bounce back, we’re going to do what we can. Mathematically we’re still in it so we’re going to keep going until this thing is over.”The Rays entered having won five straight and a major league-high 14 games in September, a surge that had brought them within 5 1-2 games of Oakland in the race for the AL’s second wild card.“Especially when the team is rolling like this, it’s tough to let these guys down,” Rays right-hander Jamie Schultz said after allowing four runs in the ninth.Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash was playing down his team’s postseason chances after a dispiriting defeat that saw his team concede three home runs in a seven-run bottom of the ninth.“In reality http://www.chicagocubsteamshop.com/authentic-john-lackey-jersey , we’re much farther than people are wanting to recognize,” Cash said. “We need a lot of things to go in our favor. Losses like this don’t help.”Smoak won it with his team-leading 25th homer of the season and third career walk-off blast. Sergio Romo (3-4) blew his eighth save in 30 opportunities.“Romo, he’s got a good slider,” Smoak said. “I was just trying to get a pitch up and out over the plate. I felt like all night I was kinda pulling off everything so I just tried to stay on it. I was able to put a good swing on it finally.”Right-hander David Paulino (1-0) pitched an inning for the victory as Toronto won for the fourth time in its past five.Trailing 8-2 to begin the ninth, the Blue Jays roared back. Rowdy Tellez hit an RBI double and Danny Jansen chased Schultz with a three-run homer. Romo came on and struck out Richard Urena, but pinch hitter Kendrys Morales reached on a bloop single and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. tied it with a two-run homer to left.Smoak followed with a first pitch drive to right, Toronto’s fourth homer of the game. It marked the eighth time this season the Blue Jays have hit back-to-back home runs.“Anytime you’re up 8-2 and find a way to lose the game, that’s tough,” Cash said.C.J. Cron had three RBI for the Rays, who dropped 6 1/2 games behind Oakland. The Athletics routed the Los Angeles Angels 21-3 on Thursday.Oakland has nine games remaining while the Rays have 10, including six more with Toronto. Tampa Bay is 9-4 against the Blue Jays this season.“I think this game tonight is definitely more of an outlier than anything,” Duffy said. “Unfortunately, the timing of it is not great.”Tellez opened the scoring with a two-run homer off Rays right-hander Ryne Stanek in the second, his second. The Rays answered against right-hander Sam Gaviglio in the fourth, when Pham hit an RBI triple and Wendle followed with a double.Adames hit for Brandon Lowe with one out and runners at first and second in the sixth. Right-hander Jake Petricka replaced lefty Jose Fernandez (0-1) Ben Zobrist Jersey , but Adames put the Rays in front with a ground ball single up the middle, his first career pinch-hit RBI. Kevin Kiermaier walked to load the bases but Tim Mayza came on and struck out pinch hitters Cron and Carlos Gomez.Stanek made his 27th start as the Rays used an “opener” for the 50th time this season. Yonny Chirinos (5-5) replaced Stanek after the first three batters reached safely in the second and pitched 4 2-3 innings.Tampa Bay looked to have broken it open with a five-run, 10-batter seventh. Cron had the big hit, a two-out, bases-loaded bloop single that dropped in front of sliding left fielder Billy McKinney, allowing Kiermaier to score from first.EXTRA, EXTRA!Tellez has 10 extra base hits in his first 40 plate appearances. According to STATS, that ties Taylor Teagarden (2008) for the most since 1913.STAYING GROUNDEDGaviglio retired the first six batters in order on ground balls, four of them comebackers to the mound.SWIPE RIGHTThe Rays set a season-high with four stolen bases.TRAINER’S ROOMRays: Tampa Bay recalled OF Austin Meadows, LHP Hoby Milner, RHP Austin Pruitt and RHP Chih-Wei Hu from Triple-A Durham. The Rays have 35 players on the roster.UP NEXTRays RHP Diego Castillo will start Friday against Blue Jays RHP Sean Reid-Foley (2-3, 5.54). Castillo Reid-Foley has struck out 10 in two of his past three starts, including a Sept. 15 victory at Yankee Stadium.